Manchester United’s plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium have been hit by a further delay with no Government money for the Old Trafford regeneration project to be forthcoming in this month’s Budget.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves expressed support for the proposed £4.2billion regeneration of the Old Trafford area, with a new stadium for United at its heart last January, but it is understood that the Treasury will not be providing any funding for the project at a Budget that appears certain to be dominated by tax rises.

The i Paper has been told that United’s bid for Government funding has not progressed since the start of the year.

While Treasury officials have had talks with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority about their ambitions for regeneration and house building in Mancheste

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